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"Reveals the secret teachings of the Naqshbandi order of Turkish Sufism Provides biographies for the entire lineage of teachers in the Naqshbandi order, such as Yusuf Hamdani, the first recognized Khwajagan, and Baha' al-Din Naqshband, from whom the Naqshbandi order of Sufis took its name Shows that this spiritual path focuses on expanding awareness of the heart to reach God-consciousness An essential guide for understanding Itlak Yolu, the Sufi path of Absolute Liberation, and fana', Annihilation in God Almost one thousand years ago a new and powerful nexus of spiritual transmission emerged in Central Asia and lasted for five centuries, reaching its culmination in the work of the Khwajagan or "Masters of Wisdom." Like the much earlier Rishi Pantha of India, these masters of the Naqshbandi lineage of Turkish Sufism were not renunciates but advocated maintaining an active connection with the world, including raising a family or running a business. They exerted a remarkable influence on the destiny of Central Asia, yet their chief significance lies in their almost unparalleled depth of spiritual perfection. Based on primary Persian and Turkish sources, the same texts used by the Sufi authority Idries Shah in his many books, Masters of Wisdom of Central Asia explores the entire lineage of teachers in the Naqshbandi order of Turkish Sufism. Author Hasan Shushud provides brief biographies of each teacher, such as Yusuf Hamdani, the first recognized Khwajagan; Ahmad al-Yasavi, the father of Turkish Sufism; and Baha' al-Din Naqshband, from whom the Naqshbandi order of Sufis took its name. He examines their spiritual journeys, their writings and teachings, and their most famous sayings, incorporating occasional parables to illustrate their wisdom. Shushud reveals how this spiritual path focuses on expanding awareness of the heart and how heart awareness is a prerequisite for divine contemplation and God-consciousness, for the heart is the manuscript within the body on which the infinite mysteries of the Godhead are recorded. An essential guide for understanding Itlak Yolu, the Sufi path of Absolute Liberation, and fana', Annihilation in God, this book is an indispensable work for anyone interested in Sufism or the spiritual history of Central Asia"--

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Cover Image; Title Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; The Importance of Khwāja Yūsuf al-Hamadānī; Three of the Deputies of Khwāja Yūsuf al-Hamadānī; Khwāja 'Abdallāh Barqī; Khwāja Ḥasan al-Andāqī; Khwāja Aḥmad al-Yasavī, "Top Link" for the Turkish Shaikhs; The Chain of Transmission of the Yasaviyya; Manṣūr Ata and His Family Lineage; Sa'īd Ata of Khwārizm; Sulaymān Ata, Great Turkish Shaikh; Ḥakīm Ata; The Line of Transmission through Zengi Ata, Deputy of Ḥakīm Ata; The Deputies of Zengi Ata: Uzun Ḥasan Ata, Sayyid Ata, Ṣadr Ata, and Badr Ata; Khwāja 'Abd al-Khāliq al-Ghujdawānī

Khwāja 'Abd al-Khāliq's Letter of CounselThe Principles of the Way of the Masters; The Deputies of Khwāja 'Abd al-Khāliq Ghujdawānī; Khwāja Aḥmad Ṣiddīq, First Deputy of Khwāja 'Abd al-Khāliq Ghujdawānī; Khwāja Awlīyā' Kabīr, Second Deputy of Khwāja 'Abd al-Khāliq Ghujdawānī; Khwāja Sulaymān Germīnī, Third Deputy of Khwāja 'Abd al-Khāliq Ghujdawānī; Khwāja 'Ārif Riwgarī, Fourth Deputy of Khwāja 'Abd al-Khāliq Ghujdawānī; Khwāja 'Azīzān 'Alī al-Rāmitanī; Khwāja Muḥammad Baba Sammāsī; Khwāja Muḥammad Bahā' al-Dīn 'Shah' Naqshband and His Contemporaries; Khalīl Ata, Eminent Turkish Shaikh

Mawlānā Bahā' al-Dīn Qishlāqī and Mawlānā 'Ārif DikkarānīPilgrimage and Passing of Khwāja Bahā' al-Dīn Naqshband; Sayings of the Venerable Khwāja Naqshband; Some Remarkable Episodes in the Life of Khwāja Naqshband; Seven of the Major Deputies of Khwāja Bahā' al-Dīn Naqshband; Khwāja Muḥammad Parsā; Khwāja Musāfir Khwārizmī; Mawlānā Muḥammad Figanzī; Mawlānā Ya'qūb Charkhī; Khwāja 'Alā' al-Dīn Ghujdawānī; Mawlānā Saif al-Dīn Mannārī; Shaikh Sirāj al-Dīn Kulāl Pīrmesī; Khwāja 'Alā' al-Dīn 'Aṭṭār; Sayings of Khwāja 'Aṭṭār; Sayings of Khwāja Naqshband Transmitted by Khwāja 'Aṭṭār

Last Illness and Final Teachings of Khwāja 'Alā' al-Dīn 'AṭṭārChief Companions and Deputies of Khwāja 'Alā' al-Dīn 'Aṭṭār; Khwāja Ḥasan 'Aṭṭār; Mawlānā Ḥusām al-Dīn Parsā al-Balkhī; Mawlānā Abū Sa'īd; Khwāja 'Ubaidallāh Imām al-Iṣfahānī; Shaikh 'Umar al-Bāyazīdī; Khwāja Aḥmad al-Samarqandī; Sayyid Sharīf al-Jurjānī; Mawlānā Niẓam al-Dīn Khāmūsh; The Exceptional Khwāja 'Ubaidallāh al-Aḥrār (Tashkandī); Khwāja Aḥrār's Family and Ancestors; His Childhood and Youth; His Spiritual Journey and the People He Met; Some Sayings of Khwāja Aḥrār; Some Marvelous Exploits of Khwāja Aḥrār; His Death

Khwāja Aḥrār's Descendants and CompanionsThe Spread of Khwāja Aḥrār's Influence to Anatolia; The Renowned Mawlānā 'Abd al-Raḥmān Jāmī; Mawlānā Jāmī's Education; His Sufi Initiation; The Sufis He Met; Mawlānā Jāmī's Meetings with Khwāja Aḥrār; His Pilgrimage to Mecca; Some Sayings; The Works of Mawlānā Jāmī; Selections from His Works; His Death; Mawlānā Jāmī's Sons and Companions; Appendix I: The Way of Liberation (Iṭlāq) in Islamic Sufism; Stages of the Way; Four Basic Practices of the Mystical Path; Commentary; Appendix II: Glossary of Sufi Terms; Footnotes; Bibliography

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